changing style

[xNiX]

I played linear spread for most of my ffr/sm career, but I feel like I can't get any faster due to my inability to trill very fast. So then, I switched to inverted to see if I could get faster or better. Anybody here play inverted at all? Seems harder on my forearms but I have topped my MA easily on certain songs.

[NeonSM]

Re: changing style

what is inverted spread? 'wdok' or something?

[xNiX]

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Yeah, or something like "rghi". So far it seems like doing rolls are much easier and that was one of my biggest weaknesses. My stamina also appears to have taken a huge toll as well.

[Dynam0]

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Isn't that just called concave/convex setup?? You aren't actually inverting anything.

[xNiX]

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Oh is it? Excuse me for getting the terminology mixed up. This is all really new to me, and I wanted to see if there was anyone with a similar playing style; maybe even possibly someone who previously played like this.

[CZarkou II]

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i was playing that way like for half of year or somethin (qslp) but i found that linear spread (dfkl currently) is way better for me. It's all comes to practice to trilling fast i guess.

[xNiX]

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That's what I keep being told but it feels like it's almost as if linear caps my speed on oht. I could oht over 210 once I switched styles, but found it a little harder to jack around 170 16ths.

[CZarkou II]

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i forget to add, it all comes down to personal preferences, but from experience i know that practice makes perfect, i live for a long time with different conviction but since i rise up my left oh trilling from less than 200 to even 260 i know that's the only right way, i mean practice
but anyway, try different setup cuz you never know which will be the best for You, but unfortunately 1st you must get used to the new one, and in extreme cases you may discover that the previous was better and then back to older setup can be very uncomfortable

bless ya and good luck mate! :')

[samurai7694]

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I currently use YHKO and I improved a LOT (one hand trilling on left hand slightly better, anchor patterns feel easier to hit, etc,). For me it feels like each individual finger has a bit of space while a setup like CVBN or ASDF feels uncomfortable, especially with trilling.

[xNiX]

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That's exactly how I felt as well. Trilling is VERY uncomfortable unless I have some sort of space between my fingers. Maybe that's because I have giant hands or maybe because they just aren't very coordinated while playing linear? Lol

[KrazyKitsune]

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That setup is generally referred to as a concave setup (I don't recall it being referred to as inverted spread before). If your middle fingers are a lot longer than your index fingers, you might find concave more comfortable. On the other hand, if your index and middle fingers don't have a significant difference in length, you might prefer linear spread more. That's how I've always viewed it.

There are other factors that can influence which setup you prefer, such as the angle you position your hands in. And, of course, you may prefer a different setup regardless of digit ratio. Keep on experimenting with different setups until you find one that best fits you.

[Izzy]

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I see that everyone felt the need to rename the playstyle I made up forever ago. Not that I particularly cared about the name, but at least it had a name that wasn't any better or worse than concave or inverted. It had this name since 2006-2007ish.

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ight=playstyle


Personally it has always worked really well for jumpstream in comparison to typical spread. I never noticed a difference in trills.

[KrazyKitsune]

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I see that everyone felt the need to rename the playstyle I made up forever ago. Not that I particularly cared about the name, but at least it had a name that wasn't any better or worse than concave or inverted.

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ight=playstyle

Well, I guess diagonal spread makes more sense than inverted spread. Still, I think I like the word concave a little better, haha.

[xNiX]

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So what's inverted? (I'm sleep deprived now. Sorry for dumb questions)

[Solomine Gray]

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Inverted is nothing. But if you were to invert diagonal spread, like using a,w,i,l for example, then I guess that would be the closest thing.

Also I find that the angle your keyboard is titled on your desk really has something to do with the best key setup, but that's probably obvious.